Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

ABOUT a dozen Of our town people
went to Woodland Beach to-day to
spend a week or so.
WE have from the Rev. DR.. John A.
Roche, Of Brooklyn, a pamphlet COPY
OF his able article reviewing the life of
DIR. J. 2. Durbin, the great preacher.
written for and published in the Meth
Odist Quarterly Review. DR.. Roche
was pastor of the NJ. E. Church in this
town when the PHILADELPHIA Confer
ence met here in 1851, the SUNDAY
morning sermon of which was preached
by DIR. Durbin on the Conversion of
Paul." when the Doctor was at his
best, a sermon that is yet remembered
by many who heard it.
Jos. B. BENSON, at the Bombay Hook
light house, had a visit from an unex-
peeted craft on Thursday evening.
Shortly after supper a company of
about a dozen from Camden. n. J.
headed by Rev. Mr.. SinicksOn, entered
the creek, tied up their boat at the
wharf and proceeded in a body to the
house where they were given chairs on
the large back porch overlooking the
bay. While thus seated the Reverend
Gentleman improved the time" by
preaching a sermon of fifteen or twenty
minutes. The happy company repair
ed to their boat at 81 O'Clock, for the
night, leaving in the morning for fur
ther cruise on the bay.
A YOUNG MAN who came down on
the boat to Woodland Beach SUNDAY
came near losing his life by drowning.
He had been showing himself off" as
the young folks say, by jumping off the
pier and when coming to the surface
| throwing up his hands and letting on to
be in need of assistance. At the time
when he really needed help, but those
near the shore thought he was fool
ing, was when he had gone out be-
yOnd his power Ofstrength to get back.
and went down the third time. Seeing
that he remained down an unusually
long time, a young man of this town.
who was also with others taking Sun
day bath, went to the place and found
him on the bottom. He tried to lift
him himself, but couldn't, but did with
the aid of another person get him to
the shore.
The position offered by the projectors
OF the Bureau of Information and Dis
trlbutiOn to VIM. Geo. Hill of Distrib-
utor, and also the position of Secretary
and Treasurer offered Chas. E. Moore.
both doing business at CLAYTON. have
been declined, because of Inadequate
facilities thisy year of Ofcarrying this grand
scheme OF marketing peaches into
effect. The chief trouble in carving
the full plans into effect would seem to
be the telegraphing, they considering
IL impossible, Judging from the slow
transmission for other purposes. to have
the large number of dispatches for
Warded In time to be of proper use to !
the Distributor. They will continue
their business as heretofore. What |
VIII be done in regard to completing
the work of the Bureau has not VET |
transpired
R. A. BRICE, of the commission house
OF J. L. HendricksOn & Co. Philadel- |
phla was in Smyrna on Saturday. In |
talk with him on the sale of peaches |
he expressed the opinion that PbiladeI- |
phla VIII be the best market this wear
for the sale of this fruit. He had lust |
come from the region of the Delaware |
and Chesapeake canal that has been a |
great feeder of the PHILADELPHIA mar |
ket, especially from Sassafras Neck
ana the peaches are not there not |
enough to run a peach boat. The |
Necks bordering on Duck Creek. that |
some years furnish them in large Guan- |
titles have only a few orchards that
nave frult, and as the Jersey crop has |
Deen reduced to a quarter or less of |
what was expected, the natural supnlv
OF Philadelphia is greatly cut off which |
cannot but have the effect to keen |
prices up in that city.
1T was joking on facts when the citi.
zens on upper Commerce street ON tbe
opposite side from the property of the
basket mill, a few nights ago displaved
danger signals over some long neglect
ed mud holes which they regard rs a
nuisance and detriment. They very
naturally throw the blame on the Town
Commissioners for neglecting them
While improving other parts in the
town, but the latter have been hindered
and thwarted in their purpose bv the
non paving and grading of the propertv
IN question, which they have been trv.
ing to get done for two wears The
rotten planks on the side walk are also
source OF danger to pedestrians. and
the people OF the vicinity can tell of
numerous narrow escapes from serious
injuries. The people of this part of
the town feel aggrieved at what thew
consider IS unnecessary neglect.
IHE rain that set in so unexpected
heavy and continued on Saturday even.
ing, between six and seven O'clock
caught a number of people very unpre.
pared for it. Some were a number of
miles away from home and felt tbev
must get home that night, while Others
mad to give up and remain where thew
were. Others were again caught out
In 1t and had % brave the descending
torrents. Among these was a man and
woman from the country. She had
done her shopping (she attended to ali
the buslness) but he insisted that he
must come to town (which she said was
no manner of use) wanting to have. he
said, good talk with the men. She
was ready to go home to see after the
chickens and turkeys an hour and a
half before she could find him. still
talking. She was "hopping" over
Delng delayed so late, and as the storm
struck them soon after getting off it is
more than likely she was mad before
the i've or six miles were cOmnlatad